Overview of OMF Aggregate Manager API and Experiment Control Integration
This document outlines the functionalities of the OMF (Open Masked Framework) Aggregate Manager (AM) API, detailing its role as the intermediary between the Experiment Controller (EC) and Resource Controller (RC). It discusses aspects such as resource enrollment in experiments, service provisioning, and remote management capabilities. The document highlights the plugin architecture, multiple interfaces (XMPP, HTTP), and the ability to interact with measurement results and databases for powerful analysis and visualization. Future integration needs for control interfaces are also noted.
Overview of OMF Aggregate Manager API and Experiment Control Integration
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Jolyon White GEC9, 4th November 2010 OMF Aggregate Manager API
OMF Entities • OMF AM != GENI AM • EC enrols resources in experiment + orchestrates experiment • AM provides services to EC (and other admin entities) EC = Experiment Controller RC = Resource Controller XMPP RC RC RC RC EC AM
OMF Aggregate Manager • “Grid Services”: • CMC (remote monitoring and control) • PXE, Frisbee, Saveimage for loading & saving OS images • Inventory database describing testbed resources • Result service visualization of OML databases • Plugin architecture (Ruby) • Multiple interfaces: • XMPP / PubSub • integrates with EC/RC comms fabric • Discovery trival – clients don’t need to know location of service provider • HTTP – simple GET method query interface (RPC)
Example – Measurement Result Interface • http://10.0.0.200:5053/result/dumpDatabase?expID=monitor2 • http://10.0.0.200:5053/result/listTables?expID=monitor2 • http://10.0.0.200:5053/result/getSchema?expID=monitor2 • Results returned as XML document, CSV, JSON etc. • Can also specify a query in the request body • XML format, similar to an SQL SELECT statement • Allows powerful analysis • Used in conjunction with visualization service (web service)
OML – loose coupling • Rendez-vous on a well-known database location • OML does not have a control interface • But it will need one in the near future